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di·a·stol·ic pres·sure

the intracardiac pressure during or resulting from diastolic relaxation of a cardiac chamber; the lowest arterial blood pressure reached during any given ventricular cycle.

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diastolic pressure

The lowest arterial blood pressure reached when the ventricles are relaxed.

di·a·stol·ic pres·sure

(dī'ă-stol'ik presh'ŭr)

The intracardiac pressure during or resulting from diastolic relaxation of a cardiac chamber; the lowest arterial blood pressure reached during any given ventricular cycle.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

di·a·stol·ic pres·sure

(dī'ă-stol'ik presh'ŭr)

Intracardiac pressure during or resulting from diastolic relaxation of a cardiac chamber.

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